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June 18, 2008

Weekley out, Mediate in for CVS Classic

What looked to be bad news for the CVS Caremark Charity Classic has turned out to be not so bad, after all.

The $1.5 million tournament, which will be held June 22-24 at Rhode Island Country Club in Barrington, has lost one of its top attractions. Quirky Boo Weekley, who has won on tour each of the last two years, has withdrawn, citing personal reasons.

Tournament officials, having watched the excitement of the U.S. Open, called an old friend, Rocco Mediate. Mediate combined with Jeff Sluman to win the 2003 CVS Classic.

Mediate accepted an invitation to replace Weekley. Mediate was so tired after the Open -- losing to Tiger Woods after 19 holes in a fifth day of play -- that he withdrew from this week’s Travelers Championship in Connecticut. But with the CVS starting four days later, and being an exhibition event for only two days, Mediate accepted the chance to return to RICC. He will take Weekley’s spot and partner with Brandt Snedeker.

"We congratulate Rocco for his outstanding performance at the U.S. Open and are pleased to welcome him back to the CVS Caremark Charity Classic," said Eileen Howard Dunn, Tournament Chairman.

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